
Services
Offerings
1:1 Individual counseling
I deliver individual sessions in person in the studio, or via Telehealth.
I utilise a trauma informed, client-centred approach and see each person who I work with as the expert in their own life: with their own wisdom, strengths, resilience and knowledge about what it is that they need.
I work with young people and adults of all ages, genders and backgrounds, promoting dignity and inclusion, with a decolonising approach to my practice.
I am certified in the delivery of:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) therapy
Breath work approaches including Diaphragmatic Breathing
MiCBT - Mindfulness techniques
Interpersonal Therapy
Art Therapy modality processes
Play Therapy - using Therapeutic Dolls for Trauma Responsive Practice with Children
I work people who would like to:
Learn skills for managing their mental health
Find ways to express themselves and to communicate more effectively
Feel seen and heard
Feel supported in navigating life transitions
Experience a collaborative approach to healing
Develop strategies for coping with challenges
Groups and events
Groups provide an environment in which growth, connection to self and to others and development of confidence in self-expression is supported. Healing is often accelerated in a group work environment as the group provides a container for safety and self-realisation.
I facilitate groups with a focus on creativity and fun, with a focus on supporting wellbeing while we dive into deep self-exploration.
Programs I am certified to deliver:
PEERS - an evidence-based social skills program developed by UCLA for young people
The Stormbirds disaster recovery program, and the Seasons for Growth programs for supporting people around change, grief and loss - developed by the MacKillop Institute
Dancing Freedom - a conscious dance modality supporting self-expression, connection to oneself and emotional healing
I create programs for retreats, workshops and community events. Group programs I have created and delivered so far:
Create-Connect-Move: a five session program involving Art Therapy processes and Conscious Dance to explore yourself and who you are in the world, to make space for what you would like to call in, by clearing what isn’t working for you.
“Art for Wellbeing” art and discussion groups.
Teen programs for development self-confidence and self-esteem including a program incorporating art and a safe space for discussion for teen girls.
A Disaster Recovery Program involving art and story-telling for community members and bushfire survivors.
Regular community conscious dance events
A project to create a Zine with First Nations youths at risk of dropping out of school
What happens in an individual counselling session?
We begin by deciding how we might work together based on what is happening in your life and your goals.
We collaborate at each step along the way. I will always suggest paths we can pursue in our work together and make recommendations around the benefits of modalities suggested: and you always have a choice around the next step, when you work with me.
I’ll incorporate evidence-based, focussed psychological strategies into the talk-therapy component of our work, and I’ll provide an opportunity to weave in some creative art therapy modality processes if they sound like they are a good fit for you.
Everything we speak about within a therapy session is strictly confidential - unless I’m concerned about your safety, and then I will flag that with you and we’ll get extra help, together.